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St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-20
Assessment For Grading aurora
Avenue.


OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works. !
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, May Is, 1887. I
The Board of Public Works in and for
the corporation of the City of st. Paul,
Minnesota. will meet at their office i'm
said city at p. M, on the Goth day of
May, a. ID. 1857, to make an assessment
of benefits, costs and expenses arising
from grading Aurora avenue, from Kent
street to Lexington avenue, in said CITY.
on the property on the line of said i'm
provement and deemed benefited
thereby, amounting in the aggregate to
S11 ,S74.50.
All persons interested are hereby no.
titled to be present at said time and
place of making said assessment, and
will be heard.
r. L. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. +. ERWIN,
140-141 Clerk Board of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-20
THIRTY DAYS

after the first publication of this notice,
so assessed as delinquent. and apply to
the District Court of the County of
RAMSEY, Minnesota, for Judgment
against your lands, lots, blocks. or par
cells thereof so assessed, including in
terest, costs and expenses, and for an
order of the Court to sell the same for
the payment thereof.
GEORGE REFS, City Treasurer.
1IO-l4l
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-20
- II. u. NIVItM M-tN. I ItSIUtIII
w. T. IRwINs Clerk Board Public Worl
Adjourned Meeting.

~. ,-..:.. ST.PAUL, April 20. 1887.
Board met at 9 a. III. pursuant to adj
journment of the 22nd inst.
Present: Messrs. Barrett, Quinby,
Starkey and Mr.. President.
In the matter of the claims of Robin
son and Carey and the Scribner Roofing
and Cornice company for damages ariS-
ing from change of grade on Third
street and building bridge and ap-
proaches thereto, the further hearing of
which was on the 22nd inst. adjourned
to this day, the same were taken up,
when William E. Bramhall, Esq, at
torney in said matter, appeared and
asked for an adjournment of the further
hearing on said claims, which request
was granted and said hearing adjourned
to May s, 1887, at 2 p. III, latter which the
claims in idmatter of Franz, Freder-
lex and Henrietta Lambrecht were
taken up, and the testimony heard of
Franz Lambrecht under oath, after
which the further hearing in said mat
ter was adjourned to May 6, 1887, at 2
p. N. r. l.. GoRMAN, President.
W.F. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-20
Special Meeting.

ST. PAUL, April 2S, 1887.
Board met at 10 a. m. pursuant to call.
Present: Messrs. Barrett, Quinby.
Starkey and Mr.. President.
AT 1918 a. IN. the Board proceeded in
body to view the following streets, to-
wit: fl
Victoria street, from Marshall avenue
to University avenue; Michigan street,
from Western avenue to st. Alban'S
street, with reference to assessment for
the grading of said streets; FairmOunt
place, from Goodrich avenue to st. AL
bans street; st. Albans street, from
Goodrich avenue to st. Clair street: st.
Albans street, from st. Clair street to
Summit avenue; Lincoln avenue, from
Dale street to Avon street; Grand ave-
nue., from Oakland street to Avon street:
Summit avenue, from Dale street to
Victoria street, with reference to assess
ment for grading and sewer on said
streets; Rondo street, from Rice street
to Lexington avenue, with reference to
assessment for the opening, widening
and extension of said Rondo street,
from Mackubin street to Kent street:
Oak street extension, with reference to
assessment district for said improve
mentS.
Adjourned.
r. L. GoRMAN, President.
W. F. ERWIN, Clerk Board Public Works
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-20
THIRTY DAYS

After the first publication of this notice,
l shall report you and your real estate
so assessed as delinquent, and apply to
the District Court of the County of RAM
sey, Minnesota, for Judgment against
your lands, lots, blocks. or parcels
thereof so assessed, including interest,
costs and expenses, and for an order of.
the Court to sell the same for the pay
ment thereof.
GEORGE REFS, City Treasurer.
140-141
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-20
WILL TAKE NOTICE,

That on the I'd day of May. 1887, I did
receive different warrants from the City
Comptroller of the City of st. Paul for
the collection of the above-named
assessments.
The nature of these warrants is, that
if you fail to pay the assessment within
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-20
West st. Paul Proper.

nAnd by omitting prospect Terrace" so
called. in front of Block w, Robertsou's S
+ addition lowest st. Paul, the said as
sessmelit was duly confirmed.
Adjourned.
20 r. L. GORMAN. President.
w. +. ERWIN. Clerk Board Publicly OrkS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-20
CITY NOTICE.

OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, |
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 20, 1887.
All persons interested in the assess
mentS for
Construction of a Sewer on Eighth Street,
from Temperance street to Wa6asha
Street:
Paving Minnesota Street with Cedar
Biocks), from Second Street to North
line of Eighth Street;
Paving Rosabei Street, (wih Cedar
si0cks), from the Union Depot Grounds
to Eighth Street:
Opening an Alley rs feet wide through
Block One ~, Dayton's Addition to St,
- Paul, from mississippi Street to Lori
ent Street;
Opening, Widening and Extending Living
stone Avenue, so feet wide. from Wood
Street to the South city Limits; and Hu-
bert Street from its Present Southeriy
Terminus to an Intersection with
livingstone Avenue;
Pairing Cedar Street with Cedar 8iocks),
from Second Street to North line of
Eighth Street;
Paving Western Avenue with AsphaiD,
from Summit Avenue to laurel Avenue.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-20
Supposed owner and


utSCIlpblOH. Deutul,
ST. Paul Plow Works. Com
mencing on northerly line of
Seventh street Al 40 feet WHY
from WHY line of Frank street;
thence My at right angles
154.1O ft to right of way of st.
Paul, Saltwater & Taylor's
Falls railroad: thence Nelly
along said right of way 29S.41
ft to a point 254.61 fit My of
My line of Seventh street;
thence Sly to Seventh street;
thence Ely along My line
of Seventh street to begin
ming, being part of Sc Il
of section %, town %, range
%, st. Paul, Minnesota. SIS 1
Charles Nichols. Commencing
Oh northerly line of Seventh
street 127.1S feet WHY of WHY
line of Frank street; thence
Ely along My line of Seventh
street 1918 ft; thence My at
right angles with Seventh
street to Sly line of the right
of way of the st. Paul, Still
water and Taylor's Falls rails
road; thence SW'ly along said
right of way 90.53 ft; thence
= ly W DcSlllHlllS. utluS pdIb
of SCI of section 2S, town 90,
range %, st. Paul, Minnesota. S31 5
A ii Wilder ct al. Commencing
on northerly line Of Seventh
street 277.1S feet WHY of WHY
line of Frank street; thence
My at right angles to the
right of way of the Chicago,
st Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
railroad; thence Nelly along
said right of way to the E line
of NW4 of SE1 of section %,
town 20, range 2S; thence SLY
along said line to Seventh
street; thence WHY along My
line of Seventh street to begin
ming except parts of Gribben
and st. Paul Plow works., be-
ing in st Paul, Minnesota. S62
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-20
Supposed owner and

Supposed owner and
description. Be
James G Freeman. Commenc-
ing on northerly line of Sew
enth street 277.1S feet WHY
from WHY line of Frank street:
thence WHY along My line of (
Seventh street 100 TT; thence
My at right angles to SLY line
of right of way of the Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis Il
Omaha railroad; thence NE'ly
along said right of way to
point due n from point of be-
ginning; thence Sly to begin
ming, being part of Sc 4 of
section 2S, town 90, range %,
st. Paul, Minnesota. ........ |
E A Sargent. Commencing on
northerly line of Seventh
street 377 lS-l00 feet WHY of
WHY line of Frank street;
thence WHY along My line of
Seventh street 25 ft: thence
My at right angles with Sew
enth street to sly line of
right of way of the Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis Il
Omaha railroad; thence NE'ly
along said right of way 1888
TT: thence sly to beginning,
being part of Sc a of section
%, town %, range ~, st. Paul,
Minnesota.
F II Mackey. Commencing on
northerly line of Seventh
street 402 1S-100 feet WHY Ofa
WHY line of Frank street;
thence WHY along My line of
Seventh street % ft; thence
My at right angles to SLY line
of right of way of the Chicago,
st Paul, Minneapolis d Omaha
railroad: thence NE'ly along
said right of way 1854 #;
thence, SLY to beginning,
being part OF the Sc 4 of sec
& ton %, town %, range -, st.
Paul, Minnesota, so as to con-
form to the facts and rights of
the case as intended. ........
Pursuant to due notice. the mat
the confirmation of the aSsesSmen
the construction of a sewer on ID;
avenue, from the Southeasterly Ell
the Wabasha street bridge to Con
street formerly Susan street,. an
Plato avenue, from Starkey sire
Dakota avenue, came up, and afte
,recting the same by reducing
.amount'assessed against the folio
described property, so as to confor
the facts and rights of the case a
tended and SO as to read as fol
to-Wit: Ea@
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-20
CITY NOTICE.

OFFICE OF THE CITY TREAsURUR, |
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 20, 1887.
All persons interested in the assess
mentS for
Paving Portland Avenue (with AsphaiD.
from Western Avenue to Dale Street;
Paving Dayton Avenue with Asphait)
from the Eastern Terminus of Present
Pavement to Miller Street;
Paving Sixth Street (with Cedar Biocks),
from Wabasha Street to the Northwest
erly line of Oak Street, and from the
Southeasteriy line of College Avenue to
the Southeasterly line of Summit Ave-
nUp
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-20
WILL TAKE NOTICE.

That on the 18th day of May, 1887,
did receive different warrants from the
City Comptroller of the City of st. Paul
for the collection of the above-named
assessments.
The nature of these warrants is, that
II you fail to pay the assessment within
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-20

Pursuant to due notice and the ad-
jOurnment Hereunder, the matter of
making correction in the assessment
for the opening, widening and extension
of Park avenue sixty (60) feet wide, be-
tween Minnehaha street and north city
limits, as to ownership, description of
and amount assessed against the follow
ing described property, tO-wit:
Commencing OH line dividing n a Of
S q of SW u of NV a of section so,
town 90. range %, and distant 1853 feet
west from east line of said SW u of NV
n; thence west 145 1-5 feet; thence
south 600 feet to Erasmus street; thence
east 145 Is feet; thence north 600 feet to
beginning, being in st. Paul, Minnesota,
came up, and the same was adjourned
to May 5, 1887, at 2 p. m.
Pursuant to due notice and the adj
jOurnmentS Hereunder the matter of
making and completing the assessment
for the opening, widening and extern
sion of Brewster avenue, from Univer-
Sity avenue to Wabasha street, came up,
and after hearing all persons present
interested all assessment notices were
annulied.
Pursuant to due notice and the ad-
journments Hereunder, the matter of
making and completing the assessment
for the opening and widening of Con-
cord street, from State street to Ban
croft street, came up, and the same was
adjourned to May 8, 1887, at 2p. IN.
Pursuant to due notice and the adj
journment Hereunder, the matter of
making and completing the assessment
for the opening, widening and extension
of Mclean avenue, prom Hester street
to Book street (produced south) came
up, and the same was adjourned to May
8, 1887, at 2 p. m.
Pursuant to due notice, the matter of
the confirmation of the assessment for
the opening, widening and extension of
Livingston avenue, eighty (S0) feet
wide, from Wood street to south city
limits, and Hubert street, from its
present southerly terminus to an
intersection with Livingston avenue,
came up, and after correcting
the same as to description of and
amount assessed against westerly two
third of lots l, 2 and 5, biloxi l25, West st.
Paul Proper, so as to read, w Il of lots
|, and 8, block 125, West st. Paul
Proper, and by reducing the amount
assessed against said property from $3.50
to S1ST.50, so as to conform to the facts
and rights of the case. as intended, the
said assessment was duly confirmed.
Pursuant to due notice the matter or
the confirmation of the assessment for
the opening and extension of Avon
street, from Osceola avenue to st. Clair
street, came up, and the same was duly
confirmed.
Pursuant to due notice the matter of
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-20

To the Common Council of the City of
st. Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council, approved
March II, 1887, relative to the grading
of Howell avenue, from st. anthony
avenue to -Iglehart street (NIerriam
Park, and, having investigated the pro-
posed improvement, respectfully report
that said improvement is necessary and
proper; that the estimated expense
| thereof is S664, one half of which need
not be paid into the City. Treasury be-
| to be assessed therefor can be found bene-
fitted to the extent of the costs and ex-
| penses necessary to be incurred thereby;
| that said Improvement is not asked for by
petition of majority of the owners of
property to be assessed therefor, but we
herewith send plan or profile of said
improvement, and an order for your
adoption, if you desire us to make the
Improvement. Yeas 4, nays O.
The Engineer having submitted plan
and estimate of cost, the following re-
port was ordered sent to the Council, to-
wit:
To the Common Council of the City of
st. Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council, approved
April IA. 1887, relative to the grading
of State street, from Isabel street to in
tersection of South Robert street, and
| South Robert street, from State street TO
south city limits, and having investigated
| the proposed improvement, respectfully
report that said improvement is neces-
sary and proper; that the estimated eX-
pense thereof is SlS,370, one-half of
which need not be paid into the City
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-18

4 Murderer.s Confession.


On the 11[h OF October, 1886, the dead
body oil Prestoa Finctum WAS found in q
thick, brushy wood nesr Lewis C!ark's
blacksmith shop, in tie eastern Part of Rock.
ingham county, Va According to tho med.
ics.i evidence IN the case, death had p.oi,a
Div occurred several hours before the body
was found. There Was 5ruise on the back
OF the head, apparently made with some
blunt instrument, and the right side OF the
head was partially blown away, done, it
was evideur, by the discharge of a loaded
Gun in the bands ofthe assassin al short range.
The wounds were such aa TO produce death.
VIM. Fincbum. his brother, was suspected
Of the murder because OF the improper rela.
lions which we're known TO have existed
between him and the wife of the murdered
man. He was arrested and tried in the
County Court oil Rockingham. The te7ll-
mony was entirely Of circumstantlal Char
acter, but Wm. Firchum was convicted OF
murder in re first degrece, and sentenced.
tc be hung. q molten Tor II new trial was
made and overruled. The motion was
based on the ground That the verdict was
not sustained by the evidence, aod the evil
derce being conflicting, the court, Oh that
ground, refused 20 certify the facts. but did
| certify lES eN!uSUCS. - VIII VI SIiO' 10 VIC
county court having been refused by the
| Judge Of the Circuit Court OF the county, a
81 rit OF error was awarded by one OF the
judges OF the Supreme Court of Appeais.
me case was then argued before the Court
Of Appeals, which recently rendered az
opinion that the county ccurt Gid not err 10
overru.ing the motion for a Dew trial and
that the Judgment must be affirmed.
Yesterday Vim. FincEum made the fol
Iowiog confession Of his crime to hisspiritua
adviser
Il did, as the evidence in the case shows
go to the woods on the fatal morning with
The express purpose CT numbering my BROTH
err. l had sent him after brandy, which
wanted to give me courage enough to do
the deed. After meeting him in tins woods
we drank portion Of the brandy together,
and Preston being tolerab!e drunk took no
notice OF my movements. l got up from the
ground where we had been sitting and
walked behind him yard or two and shot
him in the back Of the head. He died in.
stantly, hardly moving muscle after being
shot. But to lraEe sure Of my work l
dubbed him over the head. His wife knew
nothing of my intentions, ncr, indeed, have
ever told her that murdered her has
band. But it was her fault. She had made
advances toward me and we had been init
mate for month or so, and in order to con
tinue our criminal relations with greater Sc
curity conceived the idea of numbering rny
brother. have no hard feeling toward any
OF the witnesses against me in The trial, nor
toward any Of tho officers of the law"
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Eli I7senlOriaUn.

Mrs. ANNE ELIZA MALLS. wife os James "
Nails. esq, of this city, was born in Fairfaz
county, Virginia. August u, 1871. In early life
size cspoused the cause OF Christ and became :
member OF the Methodist communion. In The
separation, in 1914, she adhered 10 the southern
branch OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, in
which she continued until called TO her rewar!
She was devoted wife, q loving mother aud It
true Christian Her life abounded in acts o!
kindness to the sick and Eeeiy, and her attend
ance Upon the services OF her church was constant
except when hiudered By circumstances over
which she had no control. In her last sickness.
which lasted nearly year, her suderings were
great, bat through ali her Affections she was
cheerful and happy. She inurmueed rot, but
bore all with Christian resignation TO the end. IA
readiness she waited for the summons Of death,
which came June % 1887. Her exit was one of
peace and triumph.
"Oh wild is the TEN est aud dark is the night,
But sooD will the day break be dawniDg;
When the friendships Of yoro
Shall blossom once more,
Aud we'll all meet again in the morninG!' L. S.
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a9Q@zgzg s=ES(
TELEGRAPEsEc NEWS
Vhe State prisOuers.

WASHINGTON, Oct 1S-In The Q. S. SUI
p7eme Court TO day Chief Justice Waite an
nounccd that argument upon the questions
raised hy the hateas corpus cases Of Aitor-
nay General Ayers and ether imprisoned
State officers Of Virginia will be set down
for the second Monday in November and
that meanwhile the prisoners will be set at
liberty on their own recognizences in the
sum Of one thousand dollars each, to an
swer the summons of this court when their
presence shall be required. In explanation
OF this decision the Chief Justice stated that
tn prisoners vera pubic officers, charged
with public duties and the presumption Was
that they were actuated in this proceeding
BIZ desire to obtain decision upon the
questions ct ISSUE aud not to manifest con-
tempt for the court below. The Chief JUS
tico added in response to an inquiry that
the court would hear argument FROM two
counsel Gu each side.
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President Cleveland in Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Oct. 1S.-At II O'Clock to-day
the President, Mrs. Cleveland aud Postmas-
ter General Villas we're escorted from the
Kimbal House to the Governors room in
the Capitol. where they were received by
Governor Gordon. The visiting governors,
the Supreme Court OF the State, the mem
bers of the Governors stanl. the United
States officials the municipal authorities
and the members Of the Legislature were
presented to the city's guests. This cere.
monial over the distinguished visitors
proceeded to Piedmont Park, which il the
exposition grounds. A naiioaal salute vas
fred as the procession entered the gates OF
the enclosure. Mr.. H. w. Grady, vice presi
deat of the exposition, in q brief speech ex
tended welcome to the President, which
WAS responded to-
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FROM ,yasI.ISGroN.

Especial Correspondence 0: the AlexA. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. d. e.. Oct Is. 1887
Attorney General Aver, Of Virginia, ard
Commonweal,h's Attorneys Scot and Me-
Cabe. the patriot martyrs" appeared in the
U. s. Supreme Court room TO day, appar-
emily none the worse for imprlsonmeat II
their '.dopion cell ~ the best rooms in the
Metropolitan Hotel, TO which they were
committed Yesterday by Marshal Ncolay,
simply with the understanding that they
would be in court this morning. AS soon as
the court opened the Chief Justice an
nounced that The argument n the Case
would be heard on the second Men
day in November, AID that the
prisoners would he released on their own
re,ogniZince for 81 900 each, ~ it was appa
rent that they had not been guilty OF inten-
tional contempt. but, as State officers, had
been actuated solely by desire to bring The
case TO a judicial decision. Mir. Royal
asked the court how many counsel would be
heard in the argument? The Chief Justice
replied two on each side The prisoners
then repaired to tho clerks office, where they
gave the requisite bond Tor their appearance
on tie second Monday in November, and
were then discharged, apparently neither
wiser nor happier men. The case, when 1t
shall come up, will be argued By
Solicitor General jerks, for the Depart.
ment of Justice, and Mr.. Royal for the Eir
gnia bondholders. and for the prisoners, or
rather Virginia, by Mr.. ]. II Tucker and
probably Mr.. Cooking, as 1t is thought that
QUO month will be as much time as the latter
may want to prepare himself. Tie talk out
side the court room, after the announcement
from the bench to-day, was to the effect that
whils the argument had been put of until
after the Virgins elecioc, and might thereby
help the democrats at that election, the fact
that it would take pacs before the ap
pointment of the ne@ associate justice, i'm.
piled that the four justices who had dissent
ed from the majority ofthe court in the Nir
gnia cases, and whose continued opposition
could have delayed the argument until the
appointment of the new justice, had practi
cally yielded as minorities are wont to DO.
and considered the matter as res Gdjaticata
1t was also eaid that as there is no appro
psiation to pay Mr.. Conkling his fec, be
would stand poor chance of getting it IN
less he happened 10 win, as Virginia would
probably repndiate her promises to pay him.
well. known Nirginian, in talking 10 the
GAZETTE's correspondent about the case
to day, said:
'The most peculiar feature of the whole matter
is the retainer or attempted retainer of Roscoe |
COnkling. of New York. by the arreated officials |
or the State authorities who are st their back I
The latter are OF course. to foot tho bill in the
name of the Commonwealth payment of which
will come out of he pockets of the taxpayers
Why boscoe ConkliDg, Of New York, should he
selected to represent these officials can not un.
derstand. The friend and counselor of Mahone
the most radical of XII tho radicals and the most
stalwart of sll the s;awarts. Where is the princ-